The Snowy Owl was still on top of the Australiasian building as of 10:30am
- I just got back. The crows were not mobbing it anymore, just a couple
of quick fly-bys. The owl preened for a bit, then seemed to want to
hunker down. Visitor traffic was increasing, though - don't know if that
will disturb it.

I dashed over there from work without bins or camera, but it was close
enough for me to get *excellent* views without optics.

THANK YOU Mark for posting - this is a Life bird for me!

-Alexandra MacKenzie
Seattle
alexamWuw.edu

On Wed, 21 Dec 2011, Mark Myers wrote:

> With the help of mobbing crows, we discovered a snowy owl on top of our
> Australasian building at the zoo this morning.?? Birders are most welcome to
> visit, however we cannot afford free admission.??? For those who haven't
> seen a snowy owl, it would be worth the price of admission.......
> ?
> Happy holidays,
> ?
> Mark Myers
> Woodland Park Zoo
> (206) 548-2507
>
>


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Alexandra MacKenzie
Admissions and Curriculum
Biostatistics Department, University of Washington
Box 357232, Seattle WA 98195
Phone: (206) 616-6790
alexam at u.washington.edu